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There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.
Henry Fielding

Meaning of "clergyman" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLERGYMAN

clergyman  [ˈklɜːdʒɪmən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLERGYMAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clergyman is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CLERGYMAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

clergyman

Clergy

Clergy are some of the formal leaders within certain religions. The roles and functions of clergy vary in different religious traditions but these usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the terms used for individual clergy are cleric, clergyman, clergywoman, clergyperson, and churchman. In Christianity the specific names and roles of clergy vary by denomination and there is a wide range of formal and informal clergy positions, including deacons, priests, bishops, preachers, pastors, and ministers. In Islam, a religious leader is often known as an imam or ayatollah. In Jewish tradition, a religious leader is often a rabbi or hazzan.

Definition of clergyman in the English dictionary

The definition of clergyman in the dictionary is a member of the clergy Gender-neutral form: vicar, priest.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLERGYMAN


Bremen
ˈbreɪmən
caiman
ˈkeɪmən
cayman
ˈkeɪmən
committeeman
kəˈmɪtɪmən
countryman
ˈkʌntrɪmən
crimen
ˈkraɪmən
Damon
ˈdeɪmən
Harriman
ˈhærɪmən
infantryman
ˈɪnfəntrɪmən
journeyman
ˈdʒɜːnɪmən
layman
ˈleɪmən
Lehmann
ˈleɪmən
Nyman
ˈnaɪmən
persimmon
pɜːˈsɪmən
Simon
ˈsaɪmən
skyman
ˈskaɪmən
Soliman
ˈsɒlɪmən
Stayman
ˈsteɪmən
timon
ˈtaɪmən
toyman
ˈtɔɪmən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLERGYMAN

clerestoried
clerestories
clerestory
clergiable
clergies
clergy
clergyable
clergymen
clergywoman
clergywomen
cleric
clerical
clerical collar
clericalism
clericalist
clerically
clericals
clericate
clericity
clerid

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLERGYMAN

artilleryman
assemblyman
bayman
Berryman
bogeyman
boogeyman
cavalryman
drayman
Everyman
fellow countryman
ferryman
funnyman
handyman
highwayman
merryman
moneyman
nurseryman
quarryman
railwayman
salaryman

Synonyms and antonyms of clergyman in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CLERGYMAN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «clergyman» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of clergyman

Translation of «clergyman» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLERGYMAN

Find out the translation of clergyman to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clergyman from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clergyman» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

男牧师
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

clérigo
570 millions of speakers

English

clergyman
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पादरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رجل الدين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

священник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

clérigo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাদরী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ecclésiastique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pendeta
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geistliche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

男性聖職者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성직자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Clergyman
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

linh mục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குருமார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाळक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

papaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ecclesiastico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

duchowny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

священик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cleric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κληρικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

predikant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

präst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clergyman

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLERGYMAN»

The term «clergyman» is regularly used and occupies the 64.161 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLERGYMAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «clergyman» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «clergyman» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clergyman

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7 QUOTES WITH «CLERGYMAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word clergyman.
1
J. G. Ballard
At the school I attended, the clergyman who ran the cathedral school in Shanghai would give lines to the boys as a punishment. They expected you to copy out, say, 20 or 30 pages from one of the school texts. But I found that rather than laboriously copying out something from a novel by Charles Dickens, it was easier if I made it up myself.
2
Henry Fielding
There is not in the universe a more ridiculous, nor a more contemptible animal, than a proud clergyman.
3
William Hull
Captain Hale, alone, without sympathy or support, save that from above, on the near approach of death asked for a clergyman to attend him. It was refused. He then requested a Bible; that too was refused by his inhuman jailer.
4
John Hurt
My father's a clergyman, and he was in the mission field for a certain amount of time in British Honduras, which is now Belize.
5
George MacDonald
Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom.
6
Julius Streicher
There was reference made to a book written in Greek by a former Rabbi who had been converted to Christianity. There was reference to a publication of a high clergyman of Milan. Not even did Jews raise objections to that book.
7
Evelyn Waugh
There is a species of person called a 'Modern Churchman' who draws the full salary of a beneficed clergyman and need not commit himself to any religious belief.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLERGYMAN»

Discover the use of clergyman in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clergyman and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Diary of a Country Clergyman 1848-1851
The texture of life in pre-Confederation settlements has been traced chiefly through the published diaries of women in Upper Canada.
James Reid, M. E. Reisner, 2000
2
Ida May, by Mary Langdon, ed. by an English clergyman
Mary Hayden Pike. <xaaaujLgag&afl&ag&&oji&a&&&(ajuiaaaQaM c a — » 3 ., SAMPSON LOW, SON, AND CO.'S NEW PUBLICATIONS. JUVENILE WORKS. QUR FIRST "WALK. With Sixty Pictures. Square, on linen, 1*. ; on paper 6i- ...
Mary Hayden Pike, 1854
3
The clergyman's assistant, or A collection of acts of ...
Parliament acts, John Robinson (M.A., editor.) England, Wales, and the Marches of the same, or other the Queen's dominions, shall, from and after the feast of the Nativity of St. John Baptist next coming, be bounden to say and use the Mattins, ...
Parliament acts, John Robinson (M.A., editor.), 1808
4
An address from a clergyman to his parishioners
Richard Valpy. first requisite is to be sensible of your sinful state, and of your want of a Saviour, and of the necessity of the Divine influence, without which you can do nothing. □ HUMILITY. A great part of the irreligion and profligacy of the ...
Richard Valpy, 1820
5
The Victorian Clergyman
This exclusive travel guide guides the visitor through the most incredible activities to be found in Shanghai: savour the food of world-class chefs in Asia's most romantic two-seater salon; eat at the best holes-in-the-walls and discover ...
Trevor May, 2006
6
Difficulties of a Young Clergyman in Times of Division
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Emma Newton, 2008
7
Country Clergyman and His Work: Six Lectures on Pastoral ...
Six Lectures on Pastoral Theology Delivered in the Divinity School, Cambridge, May Term, 1889 Herbert James. CONTENTS. LECTURE L PaGE The Country Clergyman : His Field .... 1 LECTURE II. The Country Clergyman : His Preaching .
Herbert James, 1890
8
Dialogues Between a Clergyman and a Layman on Family Worship
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Frederick Denison Maurice, 2009
9
Letter from a Gentleman in Boston to a Unitarian Clergyman ...
EXPLANATORY NOTICE. In the month of August last, in the course of conversation with an esteemed clergyman of the Unitarian denomination, I slated the reflections that had arisen in my mind, as to religious truth and practice, and the course ...
Lewis Tappan, A gentleman in Boston, A Unitarian clergyman, 1828
10
The Catholic question in America. Whether a Roman Catholic ...
does not appear that the clergyman had any scruples to' reveal what had been confessed to him, or that he liad made any objection thereto. On the contrary it is expres.s(v stated, that the evidence was permitted to he given : and Lord kenyon  ...
William Sampson, 1814

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLERGYMAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clergyman is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Texas Clergyman: Religious Abortion Opponents Do Not Speak for Me
As a Unitarian Universalist clergyman serving the people of Texas in Dallas, I want it known that religious abortion opponents do not speak for ... «RH Reality Check, Jul 15»
2
De'Andre Johnson pastor speaks
VIDEO: Following a dismissal from the FSU football team, the clergyman who ministered De'Andre Johnson says he's spoken with the young man who is sorry ... «WJXT Jacksonville, Jul 15»
3
Robert Hooke's 350 year old science book on display
Born to an Isle of Wight clergyman in 1635, Hooke battled childhood illness and relative poverty to become one of the founding members of the ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
4
A St. Lawrence County law clerk with deep principles says farewell …
Mr. Easter attributes his belief in that sense of fairness to his upbringing by his father, who was an Episcopal clergyman. “I try to keep an even ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»
5
South Africa's Tutu Renews Vows After 60 Years in Wedlock
The lovebirds, as one clergyman described them, renewed their 1955 wedding vows this weekend in a buoyant ceremony in which 83-year-old ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
6
Justin Bieber's Friend Attacked by Shark, 'Baby' Singer Goes Fully …
The two were also later seen hanging out with Pastor Rich Wilkerson, the clergyman who performed Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's ... «Latin Post, Jul 15»
7
Liberty leaps forward
On Friday, in his eulogy for the clergyman and state Sen. Clementa Pickney, the most prominent of the victims of the church shooting, President ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
8
Catholic Priest: We Should Address Racism From Pulpit
"This whole experience of what's happening in the South is an opportunity and an obligation for every clergyman — Islamic, Jewish, Protestant, ... «Newsmax, Jul 15»
9
Pensioner buys tent and mattress as eviction looms
The retired clergyman, who suffers from depression and anxiety, marched down to the civic offices as a last resort on Tuesday to ask Reading ... «Reading Chronicle, Jul 15»
10
'Raid of the Rainbow Lounge' debuts today on DVD
... 42 years ago, the Upstairs Lounge in New Orleans, which killed 32 people, including two gay clergyman. Upstairs Inferno received its world ... «Dallas Voice, Jul 15»

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